George King (Royal Navy officer)

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Sir George King
Commander-in-Chief, China Station
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Early life

King was born on 15 July 1809 at Stonehouse, Devon, the second son of Vice-Admiral Sir Richard King and Sarah Anne née Duckworth.[2] He was educated at Royal Naval College, Portsmouth.[2]

Naval career

King joined the

HMS St Jean d'Acre from 1855.[3] In September 1856, HMS St Jean d'Acre took Earl Granville to the coronation of Czar Alexander II at St Petersburg. Earl Granville was leader of the Liberal party in the House of Lords, and head of the British delegation to Alexander II's coronation.[3]

He was appointed

commander-in-chief, China Station in 1865.[3] He retired in 1877 and succeeded his elder brother as the 4th Baronet in 1887.[3]

Family life

King married Lady Caroline Mary Dawson Damer in 1847.

John Duckworth, his grandfather, in 1888.[4] King died at his home Wear House in Exeter, Devon, on 18 August 1891 aged 82.[2] He was buried in a new vault at Topsham Cemetery, Exeter on 25 August 1891.[5]

Topsham Cemetery and Chapel

References

  1. ^ "The Art of Culinary Diplomacy in the Mid-19th Century: Britain and Japan at the Table". Embassy of Japan in the UK. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary – Sir George Duckworth-King, Bart". Illustrated London News. 29 August 1891. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f William Loney RN
  4. ^ Papers of Admiral Sir John Duckworth
  5. ^ "Funeral of Admiral Sir George Duckworth King". Western Times. 28 August 1891. p. 2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station
1864–1865 		Succeeded byas Commander-in-Chief East Indies & Cape of Good Hope Station
New post
Commander-in-Chief, China Station

1865–1867 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Richard Duckworth King
 Baronet
(of Bellevue)
1887–1891 		Succeeded by
Dudley Duckworth-King
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